Usha di, About *neel vasak*. ... not sure of the actual reasoning. *... neel* (blue) and *vasaka* (*Justicia adhatoda*) alludes to blue version of some aspect of Justicia adhatoda ... makes me think of some loose similarity in inflorescence structure of *Justicia adhatoda* and *Eranthemum roseum* ... but that is just my imagination ... it is best that Hindi-knowing friends give us the correct reasoning.
About dashmuli and *Asparagus*: dashmuli ... *dash* (ten) and *muli* (root) ... best implies a plant's root bearing 10 branched root shatmuli ... shat (hundred) and muli (root) ... 100 branched root *Asparagus racemosus*, is popularly known as shatmuli ... found a good picture at http://www.tradeindia.com/fp372480/Asparagus-Racemosus-Wild.html It is possible that it could be known as *dash-shat-muli* (from Sanskrit : sahasra muli) meaning root with 1000 branches. Please do let me know if you get to recollect the reference which has * dashmuli* for *Asparagus*. Regards. Dinesh On Wed, Jun 8, 2011 at 8:08 AM, Ushadi micromini <[email protected]>wrote: > Dear Dinesh ji: one name intrigued me... neel basak...or neel > vasak... > my question .... did you get to photograph the leaves....? > and why do local people call it neel vasak? > > secondly, i thought dashmuli was the ayurvedic asparagus.... > confusing? > > usha di > ===== > > > On Jun 7, 10:18 pm, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> wrote: > > via Species < > https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species>> E < > https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species/e> > > > > > *Eranthemum roseum* > > [image: Dasmuli (Marathi: > > दसमुळी)]<http://www.flickr.com/photos/dinesh_valke/315815819/> > > > > [image: Flowers of > > India]< > http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Rosy%20Eranthemum.html > >[image: > > Discussions at efloraofindia]< > https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en#%21searchin/indiantreepix/Eran.. > .>[image: > > more views in flickr]< > http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Eranthemumroseum&m=tags&z=m>[image: > > more views on Google > > Earth]< > http://api.flickr.com/services/feeds/geo/india/&tags=Eranthemumroseum...> > > > > *commonly known as*: blue > > eranthemum< > https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/b...> > > , rosy eranthemum< > https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/r...> > > • *Gujarati*: દસમૂળી > > dasmuli< > https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/gujarati/...> > > • *Hindi*: गुलशाम > > gulsham< > https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/hindi/gul...> > > , नील वासक nil vasak< > https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/hindi/nil...> > > • *Konkani*: रान अबोली ran > > aboli< > https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/konkani/r...> > > • *Marathi*: दशमूली > > dashamuli< > https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/marathi/d...> > > , दसमूळी dasmuli< > https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/marathi/d...> > > , रान आबोली ran > > aboli< > https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/marathi/r...> > > •*Tamil*: நீலமுள்ளி > > nila-mulli< > https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tamil/nil...> > > > > *botanical names: > > current< > https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/zchanges.1305994289529> > > * - *Eranthemum roseum* • *synonyms*: *Daedalacanthus roseus*, *Justicia > > rosea* > > > > Regards. > > Dinesh
